Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has signed into law the amended penal code 2020 which prescribes surgical castration for a rapist upon conviction. The development was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the governor’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye, after the amended law was passed by the Kaduna State House of Assembly last week. The state […]
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Sony’s eagerly awaited PlayStation 5 will launch on November, taking on a new offering by console rival Xbox as video gameplay booms during the pandemic. A streamed event showcasing games tailored for PS5 ended with the word that two versions of the console would be released on November 12 in Australia, North America, New Zealand, […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened industrial action if the federal government fails to reverse the recent hike in petrol price and electricity tariff in 14 days. The NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, said this at the end of the NLC’s central working committee (CWC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Wabba said workers and […]
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Despite the seeming delay in resolving the concerns of Nigerian traders regarding some stiff business regulation imposed by Ghanaian authorities, the Federal Government will ensure that affected Nigerians get justice, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President gave the assurance on Tuesday evening during a meeting with representatives of the Nigerian community […]
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The minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has denied accusing members of the national assembly of benefiting from contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Recall that while appearing before a house of representatives committee probing an alleged mismanagement of N81.5 billion by the commission, the minister said national assembly members were […]
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The Akwa Ibom State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is set to arraign two university lecturers for their alleged involvement in electoral offences during the 2019 elections in the state. Findings revealed that the lecturers who were engaged as Collation and Returning Officers during the 2019 General elections, manipulated and falsified election […]
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The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday justified his government’s borrowing to finance infrastructure. Buhari stated that his administration take loans to solve the dire shortfall in infrastructure. The president spoke on Tuesday at a meeting with members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) at the State House, in […]
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Sola Yomi-Ajayi, the CEO of the United Bank for Africa (UBA)’s operations in the United States, has been appointed to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) Committee on Sub-Saharan Africa for 2020/2021. Established by the US Congress, the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee provides guidance and advice regarding US EXIM policies and programmes […]
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In line with efforts at ensuring apt coordination of security arrangements towards a hitch-free election in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State slated to hold on September 19th, 2020, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu NPM mni has deployed DIG Adeleye Olusola Oyabade, mni, Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of […]
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Japan’s Naomi Osaka came from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open on Saturday and clinch her third Grand Slam title. Osaka, the fourth seed, overcame her unseeded opponent 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 inside a near-empty Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows. It brought 22-year-old Osaka’s haul of tennis […]
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